Increased Seizure Latency and Decreased Severity of Pentylenetetrazol-Induced Seizures in Mice after Essential Oil Administration
Table 1
Essential oils relative percentage compositions.
Main componentsa
Essential oils
Rosmarinus officinalis
Ocimum basilicum
Mentha pulegium
Mentha spicata
Lavandula angustifolia
Mentha piperita
Origanum dictamnus
Origanum vulgare
α-Pineneb
14.3
p-Cymeneb
23.1
9.5
Eucalyptolb
44.9
7.3
6.0
Linaloolb
56.5
27.2
Camphob
6.5
Menthoneb
21.9
Menthone (iso) b
10.4
Borneolb
9.3
Mentholb
13.0
27.7
Pulegoneb
62.0
Piperitone epoxidec
23.8
Linalο οl acetatec
18.0
Carvacrolb
43.9
79.0
Piperitenone Epoxidec
41.0
Oil yieldd
2.2
1.6
2.3
2.1
1.7
1.2
2.4
4.1
Compounds listed in order of elution from an HP-5 MS column. bComparison with pure standards. cTentative identification based on data obtained from NIST98 and Wiley 275 Library of the GC-MS system and literature data. dYield of isolated oils was expressed as mL of essential oil/100 gr of dry material.